Diderot's Most Famous Contribution to the Enlightenment's Battle Against Religious

question 97

Multiple Choice

Diderot's most famous contribution to the Enlightenment's battle against religious fanaticism, intolerance, and prudery was his

• A) great play "Is Rome Burning?"
• B) 28-volume Encyclopedia compiling articles by many influential philosophes.
• C) autobiography published in French.
• D) biography of Newton, "the greatest European."
• E) unconditional support for enlightened despotism.

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